Hermes
Hermes is a family of modularly designed guided missiles developed in Russia by the KBP Instrument Design Bureau. The Hermes missile can be used from air, ground or naval launchers.
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- Hermes
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- air-to-surface missile.
- Region
- Russia.
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Hermes is a family of modularly designed guided missiles developed in Russia by the KBP Instrument Design Bureau. The Hermes missile can be used from air, ground or naval launchers.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Is Missile — yes • Name — Hermes • Origin — Russia • Type — Air-to-surface Surface-to-surface Land-attack Anti-tank guided missile Surface-to-air • Manufacturer — KBP Instrument Design Bureau • Engine — Solid-fuel rocket • Weight — 110 kg (missile + container, 170 mm booster stage) 130 kg (missile + container, 210 mm booster stage) • Length — 3500 mm (container) • Diameter — booster stage, 170/210 mm; sustainer stage, 130 mm • Speed — 1000 m/s (170 mm booster stage) 1300 m/s (210 mm booster stage) • Vehicle Range — 15-20 km (170 mm booster stage) 100 km (210 mm booster stage) • Guidance — target area: radio-command guidance, terminal path: semi-active laser guidance • Launch Platform — Rotary and fixed-wing platforms, ships, and ground vehicles
Development
Development
Development of the Hermes by the KBP Instrument Design Bureau started in the 1990s. The missile bears a striking resemblance to the 57E6 used by the Pantsir missile system, and it is probably a derivative of this model. The Hermes-A variant was trialed in 2003. The series production of the Hermes was meant to start in 2011-2012, but this did not happen, as the development process was stopped for several years. In 2016, it was announced that the Hermes missile would be tested in live conditions in Syria. However, nothing indicates that this actually happened. But in the late 2010s, a series of announcements signaled a renewed interest in the missile, following experience from the Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war showing the need for more high-precision armaments.
Characteristics
Characteristics
• Warhead: 27.5 kg • Explosive: 13 kg • Guidance: Inertial and/or radio-command guidance (cruise phase), semi-active laser homing (terminal). Possible infrared and radar homing
Variants
Variants
• Hermes-A: Air-launched version. To be used by the Kamov Ka-52 (up to 16 launchers) and possibly the Sukhoi Su-25. Range between 15 and 20 km. • Hermes-K: Naval version. Two types of supports are available: a simpler support with four launchers for lighter naval units, and a modified version of the AK-306 CIWS with four launchers for heavier vessels. The Hermes-K's range can be increased up to 100 km with the use of the 210 mm booster. • Hermes-S: Land vehicle version. Uses a Kamaz truck chassis, transporting up to 24 missiles. Versions with and without a guidance system for the missiles have been shown in designer drawings. Moreover, a fire-control vehicle with a mast-mounted radar or opto-electronic detection system has also been shown. A coastal defence version is also possible. The Hermes-S's range can be increased to 100 km with the use of the 210 mm booster.
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Russia.
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Hermes is associated with Russia.
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Description
The Hermes system features a multistage rocket missile with a high-powered booster. Two booster diameters are available, 170 and 210 mm. It uses inertial and/or radio-command guidance for the cruise phase, and semi-active laser guidance for the terminal phase. Radar and infrared homing are also talked about. The Hermes is designed to engage a great variety of targets, including armoured vehicles, fortifications of various types, small naval surface targets, artillery positions, slow-flying air targets, and others. It can be fired single or in volleys at ranges of up to 100 km and can track and destroy over-the-horizon targets.
Primary material
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The symphony of pulsations and binarity among massive stars using HERMES spectroscopy and TESS photometry (2026) — DataCite (Newcastle University)
Context
Primary material
Context
The circumstances in which Hermes stands. Recorded as a kind of air-to-surface missile.
Documents and archives
Primary material
Documents and archives
authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1080135588, Hermes.
Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
- Getty Union List of Artist Names 500527505, Hermes, Astrid.
Unverified · The Getty Research Institute
reference work
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q4137318: Hermes
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- 1.HERMES Guided Weapon System.
- 2.Рамм, Алексей. Российская армия испытает в Сирии сверхдальнобойные ракеты. iz.ru. 26 October 2016.
- 3.[Actu] Le retour des missiles "Hermes". Red Samovar. 7 November 2018.
- 4.ГУП «Конструкторское бюро приборостроения».
- 5.KBP Instrument Design Bureau. HERMES-A Guided Weapon System.
- 6.KBP Instrument Design Bureau. HERMES-A Guided Weapon System.
- 7.KBP Instrument Design Bureau. HERMES-K Guided Weapon System.
- 8.HERMES Guided Weapon System.
- 9.KBP Instrument Design Bureau. HERMES Guided Weapon System.
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authority file
Gemeinsame Normdatei 1080135588, Hermes.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Getty Union List of Artist Names 500527505, Hermes, Astrid.The Getty Research Institute
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